Aug 25
THE INTERNET A DECADE LATER
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Aug 25
STAR WARS DETOURS™
Posted in: UncategorizedStar Wars Detours™ is an animated comedy that explores what daily life is like in a galaxy far, far away. There are no Empires striking back or attacking clones here. Instead, Star Wars Detours focuses on the universe’s regular folks and their everyday problems… which, to be fair, do frequently involve famous bounty hunters, crazed Ewoks, and even a Dark Lord of the Sith.
Aug 25
Dezeen archive: sand
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Dezeen archive: this week one of our most popular stories was about a robot that builds architectural structures from sand (bottom left), so our latest archive is all about sand. See all all the stories »
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Aug 25
Voici « Chasing the Storm », le nom que le réalisateur Nathan Kaso a donné à sa vidéo en time-lapse scrutant le ciel à la recherche de l’orage. Utilisant un Canon EOS 5D Mark II, il nous propose de découvrir des images du ciel de toute beauté. A découvrir en HD dans la suite de l’article.
Aug 25
This concrete house in Switzerland by Basel studio on3 architekten has gabled end walls that appear folded along central vertical seams (+slideshow).
An exposed concrete staircase connects the three storeys of Wohnhaus Ginkgo and is suspended behind a balustrade of taught wires between the two upper floors.
A large dormer window increases the amount of inhabitable space on the top floor, which overlooks the corridor on the floor below.
Other Swiss houses on Dezeen include a holiday home in the Alps and a renovated farm building.
See more houses in Switzerland »
Photography is by Börje Müller.
The text below is from on3 architekten:
House Ginkgo
The house is located in the center of Oberwil, in the north-west of Switzerland.
The neighbourhood is designed by older one family houses and small stores. Due to its geometry, the house offers an unconventional floor plan with comfort, flexibility and space to move.
As the rooms are linked and correspond to each other, they are ideal for family life with space for individual creativity.
The open kitchen and the living room, which are on the same level as the terrace in the garden, form one area.
A large glass facade is the only separation between the interior and the external space. The two upper floors offer private rooms, seperated by sliding doors.
Site plan- click above for larger image
The gallery in the attic gives a wonderful view over the roofs of Oberwil and completes the concept of the flexible and open floor plans. The centre of the house is a stair made of exposed concrete.
Ground floor plan- click above for larger image
It connects the house in the vertical.
First floor plan- click above for larger image
The robust and massive concrete sets a contrast to the fine, light white oak parquet floor.
Second floor plan- click above for larger image
A special feature of the house is the frameless, partly room-high glazing.
Longitudinal section- click above for larger image
Thematically, they are used in every room and open the house to the external space. Thus, the rooms receive a generous, light and friendly atmosphere.
Cross section- click above for larger image
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Aug 25
In the second movie in our series we filmed at pop-up stores during Clerkenwell Design Week, UK director of self-publishing platform Blurb Teresa Pereira talks about how designers are bypassing traditional publishing houses and using the internet to create, publish and sell their own books.
She explains how publishing on demand from the internet provides designers with the tools to produce books quickly and cost effectively compared to traditional publishing.
Watch Theo founder Thorsten van Elten discuss how the internet is changing design retail here and see all our stories about Clerkenwell Design Week here.
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Clerkenwell Design Week appeared first on Dezeen.
Aug 25
Hide & Seek by THINKK Studio
Posted in: UncategorizedPloypan Theerachai of THINKK Studio has designed a series of three upholstered space dividers weighted down with marble slabs.
The Hide & Seek collection comprises a long low screen, one with three fins and a hanging ‘nest’ to duck underneath while making a phone call.
Each has a wire frame under the fabric, with the screens supported on wooden bases.
Theerachai designed them while studying at the Konstfack University College of Arts, Craft and Design in Stockholm. Other work by THINKK Studio includes a marble lamp that slots together like a child’s toy, shown in Milan earlier this year.
Photos are by Decha Archjananun.
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Aug 24
Luchador Bottle Openers
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Mexican Wrestling Luchador Bottle Openers are designed by Ariel Rojo and Andres Lhima. They are avai..(Read…)
Aug 24
Drift Away on Tricked-Out Motor-Trikes
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If there’s one wacky extreme pastime that needs to be taken to the next level, it’s Trike Drifting (also known as, um, Drift Triking). While we wait for updates on a mass-market Dolphin Jetpack, we’ll settle for D3 trikes:
Trike Drifters is dedicated to take Drift Triking to the next level and secure it’s spot as one of the top adrenaline pumping sports around. With the help of D3 Trikes who have a small team of Industrial and Electrical Engineers with a passion for drifting, we have created the ultimate drifting experience by building Badass custom Drift Trikes from the ground up in a way no one has seen before. We will be manufacturing and selling custom Drift Trikes and Drift Trike Parts very soon which will change Drift Triking for ever!
No word on whether the phenomenon has landed Stateside yet: the original video was shot in New Zealand, and D3 is based Australia. Keep an eye on TrikeDrifters.com for updates on availability.
Hat-tip to Josh Cope-Summerfield
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